Example sentences of "hard as i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Lord You know that I have not worked as hard as I ought . |
| 2 | I push as hard as I can . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm going to try as hard as I can . |
| 4 | As the neck of the pigeon clears the neck of the suit , I grab it , double it back and pinch the bend as hard as I can — remembering you have to be cruel to be kind — scratching my own neck quite badly in the process . |
| 5 | Then comes this scrabbling round my belly-button and I 'm walloping myself as hard as I can . |
| 6 | Christ almighty I 'm trying as hard as I can ! |
| 7 | I do n't work as hard as I used to . |
| 8 | I have done what I wanted , or thought I wanted , I have pushed as hard as I could , and this is it . |
| 9 | I pushed as hard as I could but it was obvious there was no chance of passing him . ’ |
| 10 | I kicked the blackguard in the guts as hard as I could , flogged him into insensibility , and dropped him in the canal . |
| 11 | ‘ I trained as hard as I could and spend 2½ hours in the gym every day for six months , ’ said Smith , adding confidently , ‘ the winter has done its job . ’ |
| 12 | And Novotna admitted : ‘ I just kept playing as hard as I could . |
| 13 | I trained as often and as hard as I could , as hard as anybody on the staff — and that includes my old pal Bryan Robson , who was notorious for his unflagging effort — but the pain was excruciating . |
| 14 | I stuck my fingers up his nose and pushed as hard as I could . |
| 15 | In the evenings I studied as hard as I could , educating myself for Estella . |
| 16 | I fought back as hard as I could . |
| 17 | With a shout , I ran at them as hard as I could . |
| 18 | I hit it again , as hard as I could . |
| 19 | ‘ Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job . |
| 20 | I pushed him again as hard as I could and ran for the door . |
| 21 | I kneed him in the balls as hard as I could . |
| 22 | Quinquennial , institutional review visits became more prominent , and Hornby commented : ‘ I shoved this as hard as I could go ’ . |